No equipment is required for a push-up, but you may want to use a thin yoga mat for grip and cushioning. To make the exercise easier, it’s nice to have a sturdy, elevated surface to place your ...

Push-ups are key to build strength in midlife women, but only if you do them properly. Here's four steps to build up to full push-ups, with technique tips.

The number of push-ups you can do reveals a lot about your health. While it may decrease with age, simple modifications can help you continue doing them well into your senior years.

You have mastered the standard push-up, but now you are stuck at the same number of repetitions. This plateau means your muscles have adapted and no longer face a challenge. To keep growing stronger, ...

A push-up is a total-body movement—that includes your abdominals and glutes that comprise your core. Letting these muscles sleep during push-ups causes your lower back to sag toward the floor.

As a weight-bearing exercise, push-ups also help build your bone density, which is important as you age to maintain strength. It’s also a movement that can help you get up off the floor.

Per the experts, a 25-year-old male should be able to do around 28 push-ups in one go, while women should aim for 20 to “show a good fitness level.” The expectation slides downhill from there ...

How many push-ups can you do — and how does that stack up with others your age? In a Thursday "FOX & Friends" segment, viewers sent in their own videos showing their push-up prowess.